Coronavirus
The Chinese new year has been extended until the 2nd of February to try and contain the spreading of the novel…
Further Information on Brexit
Ratification of the EU withdrawal agreement was finally confirmed on the 23rd of January. The EU is now due to vote on…
Further Information on IMO2020
Low-sulphur regulations may trigger more slow steaming and transhipment and be ruinous for some container lines if they…
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Freight forwarding is the very core of what we do. It is the act of arranging the transport of goods from point A to…
Atlantic Container Line signs 15-Year agreement with Peel Ports Group
Atlantic Container Line (ACL), a Grimaldi Group Company, has agreed a new 15-year contract extension for container and…
The IMO 2020 Fuel Surcharge is coming
Low-sulphur regulations may trigger more slow steaming and transhipment and be ruinous for some container lines if they…
Are you ready for Brexit?
The Government has said that the UK will be leaving the EU on 31 October. Leaving the EU without a deal means there…
Do Tariffs Cause Prices To Go Up? Not Necessarily.
President Trump recently raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese exports and threatened to impose import duties…
The role of the blockchain in shipping
The technology we use is becoming more and more connected every day, we can connect to our home security through our…
Felixstowe still ‘playing catch-up’ after I.T chaos
Disruption to container traffic at the port of Felixstowe has eased considerably in the past week, but road haulage…
US box imports show no sign of slowing
The new round of tariffs implemented by China and the US last month are not so far dimming US box imports, with…
Rising fuel costs set to push up container freight rates
Shippers should expect a freight rate increase of between 13% and 20% next year if carriers are to make up for the…
China congestion ‘likely to affect other Asian ports’
Port congestion at key hub terminals in China will ripple down to ports across Asia and further disrupt feeder…
Shippers hold emergency meeting over sea freight capacity crisis
European shippers held an emergency meeting last week over the current ocean freight capacity crisis in which delays of…
Container Shipping lines lose $3.5bn in 2016
The world’s major container shipping lines made estimated collective losses of $3.5 billion in 2016, their first annual…
Supply chains disrupted by European box export capacity crunch
European exporters are facing “a huge booking crunch” to secure eastbound ocean freight capacity that is disrupting…
ZENITH ACHIEVES AEO STATUS
Zenith are proud to announce that they have been granted AEO Status by UK Tax authority HM Revenue & Customs…
Maersk and MSC rule out HMM joining 2M alliance
After several months of discussions, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have decided against…
US expands expedited ocean freight customs clearance programme
The US is expanding its customs facilitation programme C-TPAT ‘AQUA’, extending Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s…